Chevrolet Colorado Complaints

3,652 consumer complaints on file.

#10245387October 14, 2008
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
BLOWER MOTOR ON A/C QUIT WORKING ON TRUCK ON SPEEDS 1,2,3 STILL WORKS ON 4, CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE RESISTOR MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE SPEED OF THE BLOWER. SPOKE TO GM DEALER,AND HE ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE MODULE OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE PLUG TO MELT AND CAUSE THE RESISTOR PACK TO BECOME INOPERABLE. NO WARRANTY ON PART ACCORDING TO GM DEALER, WANTS $76 TO FIX PROBLEM, I AM NOT PAYING FOR PART DUE TO OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD THAT CAN AND WILL CAUSE RISK OF FIRE, INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244953October 9, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING OFF AND ON CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, HOWEVER IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WASN'T A BIG PROBLEM. RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UNLOCK MY TRUCK USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY AND WHEN I AM IN THE VEHICLE THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR. WHEN DRIVING, AFTER ACCELERATING OVER 20 MPH, THE DOORS USE TO LOCK THEMSELVES, BUT NOW THEY DO NOT. NORMALLY WHEN I PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK, ALL THE DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK. THIS HAS NOT BEEN HAPPENING. I AM SCARED TO KEEP ANYTHING IN MY TRUCK AND FEAR THAT THIS MIGHT CAUSE MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND EXPENSES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH OTHER COLORADO'S? IT SEEMS LIKE SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN THIS VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CHEVROLET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244877October 8, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PURCHASED TRUCK IN NOVEMBER 2007 WITH 17,000 MILES. TRUCK NOW HAS 26,663 MILES. NO PROBLEMS OCCURRED WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2, 2008. WHILE ON VACATION, STUCK IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE DUE TO A GREEN LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED RED AGAIN, I PRESSED BRAKES TO STOP. EXPERIENCED A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. VERY CLOSE TO A COLLISION. THE ABS LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND "ABS FAULT" BEGAN TO SCROLL. PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD, HUSBAND LOOKED AT BRAKES AND COULD SEE NO VISIBLE PROBLEMS. SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED IT A MOMENT LATER AND THE LIGHT AND SCROLLING WERE GONE. TRUCK HAS DONE THIS EVERYTIME IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THEN. GOT A MECHANIC TO READ THE CODE AND HE SAYS THE ABS SPEED SENSOR ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SITE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, SEVERAL GMC TRUCKS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244218October 2, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE AND CURRENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (10/2/2008): MR. HERNANDEZ SAID THAT HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH THREE TIMES. HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND HE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM FOR BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. AFTER EACH FAILURE, HE BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT SWITCH FROM A GM DEALER AND DID THE REPAIR HIMSELF. MR. HERNANDEZ SAID THAT THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN 2006, THE SECOND IN 8/08, AND THE MOST RECENTFAILURE OCCURRED IN 9/15/08.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244236October 2, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO , THE HEADLAMPS , BRAKE LIGHTS , REVERSE LIGHTS , AND FUSES WILL BURN OUT AT RANDOM . IN ROUGHLY 6 WEEK TIME , THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED 5 TO 6 BULBS. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES BEFORE I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY STATED THEIR IS A UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING ALL THESE INCIDENT AND THAT THE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON IT. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHEN THE PROBLEM BE RESOLVED. ALL THEY ADVISED ME IS TOO KEEP CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR UPDATES. THIS PROBLEM IS DISABLING MY BREAK LIGHTS,RUNNING LAMPS ,HEADLAMPS EVERY 5-6 DAYS. I OBTAINED A GM ENGINEERING BULLETIN DOCUMENT ID:1980024 (ASSUMING NOT SUPPOSED TO BE LEAKED TO THE PUBLIC) WHICH STATES THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE AT LEAST JUNE 4 , 2007 AND THERE STILL ARE NOT ANY RESOLUTIONS. WHEN I ADDRESSED THE LEGAL ISSUES (VIOLATING LAWS ABOUT VEHICLE EQUIPMENT) AND POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS (DUE TO DECREASED VISIBILITY OF MY VEHICLE DUE TO INOPERATIVE LIGHTS) , THEY REPLIED THAT THEY DO NOT DEAL WITH "WHAT IF" SCENARIOS. I HAVE SEVERELY LIMITED MY DRIVING AT NIGHT ,AND THE AMOUNT OF SERVICE DEPARTMENT TRIPS ARE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS DUE TO MISSED WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244065September 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR HAS 93,000 MILES. VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OCCASIONALLY. RECENTLY, ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. TOOK ME ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF CRANKING UNTIL IT DID. IT RAN FINE, I TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER GRAND PRIZE CHEVROLET HERE IN MIAMI AND THEY CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP. IN 3 WEEKS AFTER THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. I JUST TOOK OFF AGAIN AND TOLD THEM THE FUEL PUMP CHANGE DID NOT HELP, IT LEFT ME STRANDED 3 TIMES, SAME PROBLEM, CAR DOES NOT START, AFTER ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES OF CRANKING IT STARTS AS OF NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM FRUSTRATED THAT ONE PAYS 20,000 PLUS FOR A CAR THAT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE CHEVY MECHANICS CAN'T FIX. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243842September 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK (AND IN MANY OTHER CHEVY'S, APPARENTLY) WILL PREVENT THE CAR FROM STARTING. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, BUT FREQUENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242882September 19, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TIRES, TIRES:MARKINGS
I GET A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES WHEN I AM BRAKING REAL QUICK IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE TIRES OR THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242703September 17, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DID NOT WORK. I PERSONALLY CHECKED THE BULBS AND THEY WERE OPERATIVE. I CHECKED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND NOTED THAT THE PLUNGER REMAINED "IN" ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. I HAD TO PUSH ON THE PLUNGER SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE PLUNGER TO PUSH OUT. THE BRAKE LIGHTS THEN WORKED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FERMAN CHEVROLET, TAMPA FL, AFTER DISCOVERING THE RECALL NOTICE ON THE NHTSA SITE ON 09/17/08. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS RECALL (PE05065) HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE IN THE PAST. I HAD THE PART REPLACED AND KEPT THE REPLACED PART WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO YOU. THE PART IS LABELED WITH THE NUMBER 25796381 6318B. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AND MAY INDICATE THE "FIX" THAT GM DID IN THIS CASE MAY NEED TO BE FIXED AGAIN. THIS WAS ON A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO 5 CYLINDER. *TR EMAIL UPDATE (10/2/2008): MY DAUGHTER WAS STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I PERSONALLY CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND THEY WERE NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN I REACHED UP TO CHECK THE SWITCH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED I NOTED THAT THERE WERE PLUNGERS THAT WERE NOT EXTENDING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. I THEN PUSHED ON THE PLUNGERS WITH MY FINGERTIPS AND WAS ABLE TO DISLODGE THE PLUNGER AND LOW AND BEHOLD THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED WORKING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242092September 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES SQUEAK AND GRAB AFTER RAIN OR WHEN WET. PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY UPON FIRST COUPLE OF STOPS. I HAVE REFERRED TO THE DEALER THEY SAID RUST BUILDUP ON ROTORS NORMAL CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241790September 11, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE WORN AND CUPPED FROM BEING ON FRONT AT DIFFERENT TIMES AS I ROTATE THEM. ALIGN DONE REGULARLY BUT STILL CUPPING. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH FRONT SUSPENSION/ALIGNMENT. I DON'T AGREE BUT CAN'T PROVE. 2005 COLORADO PICKUP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240684September 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 COLORADO TRUCK, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING PLACING US IN DANGER FROM THE VEHICLES NEAR US. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. WE WERE ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO A SAFE ZONE. THE ENGINE STARTED AND WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE MAY BE INJURED OR KILLED. WE ARE NOT DRIVING THE TRUCK UNTIL IT IS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239570August 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY COLORADO WITH AROUND 84,000 MILES (BLOWN ENGINE)!!! BROKEN PISTON CONNECTING ROD; PUTTING TWO HOLES ON EACH SIDE OF THE CYLINDER WITH THE PISTON ROD STICKING COMPLETELY THROUGH THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CYLINDER. OIL AND SMOKE THAT CAME FROM THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IF THERE HAD BEEN A MOTORCYCLE BEHIND ME. REPLACED ENGINE MYSELF DUE TO GM DOING NOTHING. FILED A CASE WITH THEM AND IT WAS DENIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239255August 22, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 COLORADO TRUCK, THE ENGINE STOPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE AREA AND PARK. THESE INCIDENTS PUT ONE IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239394August 22, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
I AM THE OWNER OF THE CHEVY COLORADO ( 10237336 ) A CORRECTION NEEDS TO BE MADE ON THE REPORT YOU HAVE LISTED. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ( AT LEAST 20 ) NOT ONCE, THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 12 K MILES AND CONTINUES. ALSO, THE ABS FAILED AT 20 K MILES, THE FAN CLUTCH BURNT UP, THE A/C QUIT, ALL THE WIRING WAS BURNED, THE LIST GOES ON. I STILL HAVE 100 MILES LEFT ON MY WARRANTY.... ANY SUGGESTIONS ? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239220August 21, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT PAID EXTRA TO HAVE AIR BAGS PLACED ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE. HE SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS HAVE NOT BEEN SERVICED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 10/08/2008. *LJ UPDATED 10/10/08.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10238863August 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. ENGINE HEATED UP AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE ON FREEWAY. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD NOW AND THEN. CHECKED WEBSITE FOR ANY RECALLS ON ENGINE, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY KEEP THE TRUCK FOR 2 WEEKS, DID MACHINE WORK ON CYLINDER HEAD, COMPUTER SAID ALL CYLINDERS MIS-FIRING. PRINT OUT FROM CHEVROLET SAID 'HEAD REPLACEMENT', WHICH WAS NOT DONE. NOTIFIED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OPENED FILE. BACK TO DEALERSHIP SECOND TIME FOR DROP IN IDLE AND MISFIRE DURING DRIVING. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DEALERSHIP SAID TO BRING BACK IF SAID CONDITION GETS WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238681August 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION, TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FIRST AND ONGOING PROBLEM GRINDING IN FRONT LEFT, DRIVER, SIDE WHEEL AREA. MANY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THEY STARTED OUT CHANGING THE WHOLE FRONT END, ALONG WITH ALIGNMENTS, AFTER SOME ADJUSTING THE PROBLEM WILL SEEM TO GO AWAY ONLY TO RETURN WITH IN 2 MONTHS SECOND, TIRES WORN FROM INSIDE OUT ALIGNMENT, NEW TIRES, I WAS TOLD ONE REASON WAS THE TRUCK WAS DIRTY. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A REASON FOR TIRE WEAR. NEW TIRES SAME PROBLEM. THIRD, TRUCK NOT ENGAGING WHEN SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THIS IS ON GOING, WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN MANY TIMES, THE MODULAR FOR THE 2-4H-4L DRIVE WAS CHANGED, STILL HAVE PROBLEM, THEY CLAIM CAN NOT FIX IF IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH THEM,, I VIDEO TAPED IT, THEY WILL NOT LOOK AT VIDEO. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAVE BEEN ASKED TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS TO THE TRUCK WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GROWING. AND STILL NO ANSWER TO THIS OR OTHER PROBLEMS, THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE TOOK BACK THE TRUCK AND REPLACED IT, IF THEY CAN NOT BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10237336August 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES SUDDENLY LOCKED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOW RANGE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE THEN PUSHED THE BUTTON TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REGULAR RANGE, WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE ENCODER MOTOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THERE WAS NO CRASH DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237363August 7, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE HIS BRAKES CHECKED. UPON HIS ARRIVAL, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE ROTOR ON BOTH BRAKES. THE CRACKS WERE LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF BOTH BRAKES. THEY REPAIRED BOTH ROTORS WITH NEW ONES AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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